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There are 8 ways to get from Canary Islands to Athens by plane, car ferry, bus, or car

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  1. Fly from Lanzarote Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Lanzarote Airport (ACE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ACE - ATH
    13h 9m
    €120–231

  2. Fly from Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane TFS - ATH
    11h 48m
    €78–225

  3. Car ferry, bus via Barcelona

    1. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Punta Umbría to Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus bus
    3d 19h

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Huelva to Athenscar car
    3d 1h
    €822–3,202

  5. Fly from Fuerteventura Airport

    1. Fly from Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane FUE - ATH
    10h 52m
    €169–290

  6. Fly from Tenerife North Airport

    1. Fly from Tenerife North Airport (TFN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane TFN - ATH
    10h 33m
    €150–410

  7. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Punta Umbría to Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus bus
    4d 5h

  8. Car ferry, bus #2

    1. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Huelva to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    4d 19h
    €352–2,498

Lanzarote Airport (ACE) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration11h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€74Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,639.8 km
  • Duration: 13h 9m

What companies run services between Canary Islands, Spain and Athens, Greece?

Vueling Airlines, Ryanair, and Aegean Airlines fly from Lanzarote Airport (ACE) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day.

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